A period of reform had now begun, and after 1909 a wave of "progressivism" overspread the country.
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Overspread
//əʊvəˈspɹɛd//
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those nations of the North which overspread the world
Source: wiktionary
Lady Bellaston fixed her eyes on Sophia whilst she spoke these words. To which that poor young lady, having her face overspread with blushes and confusion, answered, in a stammering voice […]
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So thick a haze o’erspreads the sky, They cannot see the sun on high: The wind hath blown a gale all day; At evening it hath died away.
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